I knew theyre big games would be 70, but 80? I might actually think twice before buying MKW now.
I knew theyre big games would be 70, but 80? I might actually think twice before buying MKW now.


haxxiy said:
Yes, AFAIK the prices already include VAT in the EU. It's mandatory that they do. |
Yeah, at least in Sweden everything is advertised for the price you pay. There are no surprise tax costs hidden. Nor is the tax written separately on the side in small font. The price tag has to include the tax.
I imagine its like that in every EU country.
Cerebralbore101 said:
I need that info to decide then. I assumed EU prices would be lower before VAT is applied. |
From what I can tell, digital content did not have VAT applied to them until 2015 in EU.
I don't know what the history of VAT is for physical games and consoles, but 15-20 years ago I feel like our prices were just about the same as US MSRP. So either they lowered the base price before VAT here, or the VAT laws changed along the way.
Certain goods fall under reduced VAT rates of 12%, 4% and 0%. But electonics and games (I think) are in the 25% bracket.
70 x 1.25 = 87,5
80 x 1.25 = 100
If VAT for games in Sweden is 25%, then they should cost more than they do in that image. Maybe they're actually in the 12% bracket?
Though each country have their own VAT rates, so this country's prices may differ from others in Europe.

| KLXVER said: I knew theyre big games would be 70, but 80? I might actually think twice before buying MKW now. |
It's $50 if you buy it in the bundle.
rapsuperstar31 said:
It's $50 if you buy it in the bundle. |
Its digital though. I want physical copies of my games.
KLXVER said:
Its digital though. I want physical copies of my games. |
Understandable.
| Zippy6 said: Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Overview | Nintendo Support Some physical games will not contain the game on cartridge (like some current switch 3rd party), and will be marked in this way. Hopefully these ones don't come with the $10 premium lol. AFAIK MK/DK etc are not "game-keys" and do have the data on the cartridge. |
I will not be buying any physical games that are just Game Keys. I hope all Nintendo Gabi's are on the card.
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Good to see confirmation that there will be 64GB cards this time around.
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| rapsuperstar31 said: Wait a year or two, no reason to buy any system at launch until there are games you must have. |
Absolutely. With all the hype around the original Switch I still held off until the Mario Odyssey bundle, but the games I actually wanted were Fire Emblem Warriors and Xenoblade 2 which both released around that same time. I already had a WiiU for Breath of the Wild and had already played the heck out of Mario Kart 8.
This time I will buy at launch which I almost never do. I won't miss out on a new Mario Kart and I kept forgetting to re-buy Breath of the Wild on Switch; it's ironically worked out in my favour since I can just buy the Switch 2 version and not have to worry about the upgrade cost, though it wouldn't shock me if Nintendo being Nintendo just slapped the upgrade cost on top of the regular price anyway.
| G2ThaUNiT said: Good to see confirmation that there will be 64GB cards this time around.
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Shows that it comes down to the usual suspects with who will actually support pro consumer practices and who will continue trying to scam people.
A huge game like Cyberpunk and they're still making the effort to put it all on a cartridge, meanwhile an HD port of a 3DS game and Square Enix is selling people a game-card key for an 11GB download.
Shaunodon said:
Absolutely. With all the hype around the original Switch I still held off until the Mario Odyssey bundle, but the games I actually wanted were Fire Emblem Warriors and Xenoblade 2 which both released around that same time. I already had a WiiU for Breath of the Wild and had already played the heck out of Mario Kart 8. This time I will buy at launch which I almost never do. I won't miss out on a new Mario Kart and I kept forgetting to re-buy Breath of the Wild on Switch; it's ironically worked out in my favour since I can just buy the Switch 2 version and not have to worry about the upgrade cost, though it wouldn't shock me if Nintendo being Nintendo just slapped the upgrade cost on top of the regular price anyway.
Shows that it comes down to the usual suspects with who will actually support pro consumer practices and who will continue trying to scam people. A huge game like Cyberpunk and they're still making the effort to put it all on a cartridge, meanwhile an HD port of a 3DS game and Square Enix is selling people a game-card key for an 11GB download. |
I'll try to get the MKW bundle with Cyberpunk just because of this.
| h2ohno said: 2/3 of the first-party line-up being mascot racing games was not what I was expecting. Very good move to make Mario Kart a pack-in, but it looks like they're counting on Mario Kart and the strength of the Switch brand and nothing else to carry Switch 2 through the launch period. Kirby Air Ride is great, but when only 3 new first-part games were announced, 2 of them being mascot racers looks very odd. And Donkey Kong Bananza looks really good, but it will not have the same appeal as a 3d Mario or a Smash Bros. game. |
I think they perhaps trying to give 3rd party air time, so people buy something else other than just Nintendo games.
The 3rd party ones they announced are great and deserve some sales to show we want quality games on the system.